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Vijay Manjrekar
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar
Born: 26 September 1931, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Died: 18 October 1983, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Major Teams: Mumbai, Bengal, Andhra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, India.
Known As: Vijay Manjrekar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1951/52
Last Test: India v New Zealand at Madras, 1st Test, 1964/65
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 55 92 10 3208 189* 39.12 7 15 19 2
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 34 17 44 1 44.00 1-16 0 0 204.0 1.29
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1949/50 - 1972/73)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 198 295 38 12832 283 49.92 38 72 6
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 657 20 32.85 4-21 0 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Vijay Manjrekar was, on reputation if not statistics, one of the
best middle-order batsmen to play for India. He had an excellent
technique, both against spin and (rare for Indian batsmen of his
era) pace. As a 20-year old, he scored a century in England in
1952, in a series in which India was overwhelmed by debutant Fred
Trueman. His last Test innings was also a century, against New
Zealand. Dropped after this Test (apparently for poor fielding),
he was keen to return to the side in subsequent series, but the
selectors considered him to be too old. A mainstay of the Indian
batting in the '50s and early '60s, he batted anywhere from 3 to
6 on a regular basis. An occasional tendency towards being
overweight did not affect the quality of his footwork.
His son, Sanjay, also played Test cricket, and appears to have
been a chip off the old block --- also reputed to have an
excellent technique, but never quite achieving what was expected
of him (Uday Rajan, 1998).
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